Before you know it, he’s waking you in the night.

And What Feeds Cray-Cray?

Other Cray-Cray. You think you’ve shaken one worry, only for it to have really been consumed by another. And when that worry has dissipated, you’re right back at the beginning.

Everyone thinks their Cray-Cray is unique.

But there are millions out there…

…they share the same basic qualities; we just wear them differently.

Sometimes you feel they take over your world. Sometimes you feel like they are your world. This makes your world feel awfully small.

But there’s a lot more to us than this one trait. It’s just that Cray-Cray got tangled up in our big fishing net of qualities. And he’s so bright, he tends to stand out.

Sometimes we are told to ‘get over it’. But they are not so easy to get over.

We try to ignore it, but actually, the best thing to do, is notice it. Cray-Cray craves acknowledgement.

– Hi Cray-Cray. I see you’re here again today.

– Yup. That sandwich is going to make you ill with its old mayonnaise and you’re also going to mess up your meeting.

– That’s nice.

– I’m serious.

– I hear your fear, Cray-Cray. But this sandwich is not very likely to make me ill. And as you’ve pointed out, I’ve got a meeting to get to. So it’s deep belly-filling breaths for me. And if I screw up, I screw up. It’s not going to kill me.

Introducing your Cray-Cray to other Cray-Crays can be helpful…

…as well as talking to professionals.

And eventually, with time and help, it will backpedal. Because crayfish can swim backwards.

The more you notice it, the more its power is deflated. Until you even become a little bored of it. Because it is boring. And tiring. So then you can find something else to occupy your mind. Something that pleases you. Something that involves all your positive attributes and capabilities. (Cray-Cray really hates that.)

(And breathing is good too.)

THE END

That’s not to say managing Cray-Cray is easy.

So here’s your own Cray-Cray template. Download it, dress it up, and show me how it gets you.

The men solely pay attention to the older women because they assume they are the only ones who know anything and that the younger ones are ignorant and ill-equipped to deal with the technicalities of the work. They barely look at us when we are talking, but the ladies with the greying hair are fawned over like they are something novel – we will be that way soon enough! Those ladies in their high-riding skirts with stockings sagging around the ankles are the first to receive offers of help with last minute projects or even basic errands, while us young girls in our smart suits and bright lipsticks are left to fend for ourselves.

It is such a bore being young and attractive.

We gather by the water cooler, our own little club, and talk of how things will be better for us in the future.